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    Brain Games Season 2 Episode 5 - Power of Persuasion
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Power of Persuasion

    S2:E5

    By exposing us to specific stimuli, Jason Silva can prime our brains to respond in certain ways. See how identical twins interview for the same job, in the same clothes, with the same resume. They even give the exact same answers-but the order of the words in their answers is slightly different. The result? One twin comes off negative, and the other gets the job. Would you believe that Texas seceded from the U.S. if a crazy-looking guy told you? Probably not, but what if a news reporter with a microphone did? This episode unveils the subtle tactics that advertisers, marketers and con men can use to get you to do what they want, without you noticing.

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  2. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 2 - Left vs. Right
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Left vs. Right

    S5:E2

    Whether you're a left-handed artist or a right-handed accountant, we all use both sides of our brains. But is there any science behind the notion that the left half or our brain is the creative side while the right half is more logical? In this episode about your left and right brain, we're going to put you through a series of games and experiments designed to find out how the two sides operate, what they really control, and whether or not one side of your brain dominates the other.

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  3. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 3 - Morality
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Morality

    S5:E3

    Have you ever wondered where your morality comes from? Is it ingrained in your brain, set by religion, or does society dictate what you deem as right or wrong? Through a series of interactive games and experiments, we'll test the strength of your moral fiber. Play along and discover how your brain makes countless moral decisions every single day. We're going to mess with your mind as we show you how outside influences like clothing, attitude, and your own evolutionary survival may sway your brain...and your morals.

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  4. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 4 - Money
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Money

    S5:E4

    This is a show about your brain and money. It's present in every corner of our lives-we earn it, spend it, manage it and often obsess over it, but how well do we really understand it? If you play along you'll understand why your brain gets excited when you think you're getting a deal, why there's no such thing as a free lunch, and you'll learn how to stop paying more for less.

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  5. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 5 - Paranormal
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Paranormal

    S5:E5

    Have you ever seen a ghost? Have you ever known something was going happen before it happened? If so, you may share a link with the paranormal. Or it might just be your brain playing tricks on you. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer in the supernatural, you have to admit there are things out there your brain just can't quite explain. This is an episode about your brain and the paranormal. Get ready for a series of games and experiments designed to prove you actually know more about the unknown than you think. We're going to put your sixth sense to the test by ...

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  6. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 6 - Memory
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Memory

    S5:E6

    In this episode about memory, we're going to show you what memory is, why you even have one, and why you keep forgetting where you put those darn keys! And if you play along you'll see why forgetting can actually be a good thing! It's going to be a night to remember...on Brain Games.

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  7. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 7 - Misconceptions
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Misconceptions

    S5:E7

    This is a show about your brain and the widely held myths you believe to be true. Through a series of fun and interactive games and experiments, you'll discover whether or not you only use 10% of your brain, if size really does matter and whether listening to Mozart actually makes you smarter.

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  8. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 8 - Peer Pressure
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Peer Pressure

    S5:E8

    Are you a unique individual? Are you a rebel - or do you give into peer pressure? If you think you have full control of your thoughts and actions - think again. It turns out the clothes you wear, the food you eat, and even the way you walk has less to do with you and more to do with everyone else. In this episode, we'll explore that your brain may be hardwired to want to fit in. Through a series of games and experiments, we'll prove that the decisions that make you yourself also make you a part of the crowd. Sure, some of what we're about to point out might make you ...

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  9. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 9 - Logic
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Logic

    S5:E9

    In this episode of Brain Games, we put your problem-solving skills to the test as we lead you through a labyrinth of logic games. Every day, you use logic to get things done, from dressing for the weather, choosing the best route to work, to deciding what to eat for dinner. Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you'll learn about the power and the limitations of your logical abilities. Studies have found that logic is something you develop and hone with practice, so play along as we present puzzles and illusions that will help strengthen your brain.

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  10. Brain Games Season 5 Episode 10 - Faces
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Faces

    S5:E10

    Your face is pretty remarkable. Whether you've got a baby face, a poker face, or a face only a mother could love... your identity is deeply rooted in your own unique face. And with over 40 muscles twisting and contorting, your face allows you to express a near infinite number of emotions and feelings. But not only are you capable of making faces -- your brain is also highly adept at recognizing what other peoples' faces are saying to you. In this episode about faces, we're going to mess with your mind and show you that there's more to a face than meets the eye. And if...

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Brain Games Season 1 Episode 1 - Watch This!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Watch This!

    S1:E1

    Hack into the ultimate supercomputer ' the human brain ' as Hollywood filmmakers use color, light, motion, depth and sound to create mind-bending sensory illusions. Is it possible to feel the sensation of accidentally cutting your finger ' just by watching TV? Much of what we experience may be a mere fabrication, as our brains fill in gaps and stitch together a complete picture of the world bit-by-bit, designed to overcome our eyes' blind spots. But what happens when your senses get crossed?

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  12. Brain Games Season 1 Episode 2 - Pay Attention!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Pay Attention!

    S1:E2

    When it comes to mastering and manipulating attention, some of the world's leading experts aren't scientists; they're magicians like David Copperfield. While the brain's attention acts a bit like a spotlight to filter and make sense of a busy world, it can be easily controlled and deceived. Copperfield and a team of experts test, trick and fool using an elegant form of attention control.

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  13. Brain Games Season 1 Episode 3 - Remember This!
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Remember This!

    S1:E3

    With memory, things are not always as they seem: Details go missing, recollections change, and sometimes our brains fill in the blanks and create false visual memories. Our experts are on a mission to find out where memories reside in the brain by examining every millimeter for clues. Investigating every piece of the memory puzzle, from how we recognize faces even if they have been digitally distorted to how we can move memories from short-term to long-term storage.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 1 - Focus Pocus
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Focus Pocus

    S2:E1

    Think your field of vision is really in focus, or that your brain is focusing on everything happening in front of you? Think again. Brain Games reveal; the secrets behind the mysteries of focus and attention.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 2 - It's About Time
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - It's About Time

    S2:E2

    Ever wonder why a watched pot never boils? See how the brain can actually warp and shift time, giving a false impression of the order and the speed of events. Neuroscientist Dr. Chess Stetson explains the oddball effect using a series of pictures. Illusionist Apollo Robbins uses juggling pins to demonstrate what happens when the brain doesn't have enough time to process a large amount of information, while host Jason Silva plays with the speed of sound and light to find out why movies and television shows are sometimes out of sync.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 3 - Motion Commotion
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Motion Commotion

    S2:E3

    This is a show about your brain and how it perceives motion. Evolving in a world that is constantly moving, the human brain had to develop a pretty sophisticated sense of motion in order to survive. This episode stops to ask some deceptively simple questions-What really is motion? Is the movement that you see real? Or is the wiring of your brain's motion detectors merely being fooled? We explore the science behind how your brain detects and interprets motion, and you'll see how easily this hard-wiring can be fooled... for better and for worse.

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  17. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 4 - Don't Be Afraid
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Don't Be Afraid

    S2:E4

    Our experts examine the brain's internal tug of war between fear and rationalization. Whether boarding an airplane or walking down a spooky street at night, we'll see how dread and anticipation build feelings of fear. Putting our host's emotions to the test, Apollo Robbins challenges Jason Silva to a game of Russian roulette. Then, with the help of John Harlacher, co-director of one of New York City's scariest haunted houses, we "Fear Factor" a group of volunteers. Without their senses of sight, sound, or control of their limbs, see how they react to snakes, cockroaches and rats... or so they think.

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  18. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 6 - What You Don't Know
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - What You Don't Know

    S2:E6

    Bet you could explain something as basic as how a zipper works? Or correctly draw something as simple as a bicycle? If you said yes, you likely bet wrong... but don't worry it's not just you! When you stop and think about it, you're probably not that aware of all of the things you don't understand. The fact is we go through our daily lives feeling pretty confident in our knowledge and understanding of the world, but that confidence is mostly an illusion. In this episode of Brain Games, we'll show you firsthand just how the "illusion of knowledge" plagues the human brain and why we fall victim, again and again, to the notion that we understand more than we actually do.

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  19. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 7 - Battle of the Sexes
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Battle of the Sexes

    S2:E7

    From the second you're born, you're a unique individual. You'll make choices about your friends, your career, your relationships, where you live, and how you dress. But one thing you don't get to choose is whether you were born a man or a woman - and that flip of the genetic coin will play a huge role in determining how you think about...well, almost everything. In this episode, we find out once and for all which gender's hard drive is wired better...for doing what.

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  20. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 8 - Seeing is Believing
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Seeing is Believing

    S2:E8

    Seeing is believing, right? Not necessarily. It all depends on your perspective. In this episode of Brain Games, mind-bending illusions will show you the ways in which your visual perceptions can be surprisingly off.

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  21. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 9 - You Decide
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - You Decide

    S2:E9

    Every time you make a decision, your brain enters an often invisible battle between risk and reward. Through a series of addictive interactive games, surprising experiments, and relatable experts you'll learn astonishing facts about how you make decisions - and how to get better at making them.

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  22. Brain Games Season 2 Episode 12 - Liar, Liar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Liar, Liar

    S2:E12

    Host Jason Silva and deception specialist Apollo Robbins break down why we lie and what happens in the brain, even though science tells us that the truth is physiologically and neurologically easier.

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  23. Brain Games Season 3 Episode 1 - Battle of the Ages
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Battle of the Ages

    S3:E1

    While it's long been believed that both your body and your brain deteriorate over time, recent studies show that may not always be the case. Some brain functions improve as we get older, while others don’t fully develop until later in life. In this episode, we explore your brain and how it doesn’t always act its age. Through a series of games and experiments, you'll discover how your daily routines might be aging your brain, and how you can actually slow down the clock.

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  24. Brain Games Season 3 Episode 4 - Trust Me
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Trust Me

    S3:E4

    This is a show about your brain and trust. Does it sometimes seem like you have to be on your guard all the time against untrustworthy advertisers, politicians, and other people? So how do you maintain a level of trust in an untrustworthy world - and what is trust anyway? Through a series of fun and interactive games, you’ll learn to trust others a little more and your own brain a little less! Prepare to put your trust in Brain Games.

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  25. Brain Games Season 3 Episode 5 - Stress Test
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Stress Test

    S3:E5

    This is a show about your brain and stress. You'll see how your brain manages stress and how stress also manages you. From traffic jams to screaming babies, angry bosses to bill payments, you're surrounded by stress every day. But stress has a purpose, and you’ll discover why it's a good thing in many situations, even though it can overwhelm you. That said, don't let stress stress you out—there are ways to manage it! Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you’ll discover how stress works—and how to handle it better.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Power of Persuasion" is the best rated episode of "Brain Games". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/6/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Left vs. Right".